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Abstract
A Giant Left Atrium Massively Thrombosed
Yaakoubi Wael, Ben Rejeb Rym, Ben Hlima Manel, Rekik Bassem, Ouali Sana and Mourali Med Sami
Long-standing mitral valve disease is associated with enlargement of left atrium
(LA) as a compensatory mechanism. Giant left atrium is seen in only 19% of
patients and such a low incidence is probably related to an early development
of pulmonary hypertension. We report the case of a giant left atrium with big
thrombus diagnosed during an echocardiography done systematically as part of
an etiologic assessment of a stroke.
